This was a late night series from the early 90s. I thought it might have been earlier, and didn’t recall that it was written by Stephen J. Cannell. I did think that this was the first time I had seen Stephen McHattie and he was one of an ensemble cast. But, the twist to this series was that each week was a different story, and the actors did “change up,” not playing the same character from week to week, and usually playing a different role each week. An actor might be wealthy and own a mansion and several fast cars one week, and the next week, they might be a policeman, a maid or a street bum. That change from week to week provided a real twist for the viewer to try and wrap their head around. I might have liked an actor or actress in the role they were playing last week and this week they were somebody totally different, playing a totally different role, and in a totally different story. But, I think you got to see “real acting” and how actors & actresses are able to “change for the part.” This was something you normally never see. You learn to enjoy an actor or actress in a show for a season or several seasons, playing a part that may develop more deeply as the show progresses, but usually with a slow character development.
CAST:
Barbara Parkins
George Touliatos
Kim Coates
Maxine Miller
Sandra Nelson
Stephen J. Cannell (I don’t recall if he was just the writer, or if he also acted in some or all of the episodes.)
Stephen McHattie
Teri Austin
Bill Gibson, II 